COURSES  OF  STUDY 

HIGH  SCHOOL 

MERIDEN,  CONN. 


September,  Nineteen  Hundred  and  Thirteen 


NEW  HIGH  SCHOOL  BUILDING. 


MERIDEN  HIGH  SCHOOL 


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Conditions  of  Admission  to  the  High  School 

Pupils  in  the  highest  grammar  grade  of  the  public  schools 
of  Meriden,  who  have  completed  the  entire  work  of  the  grade, 
may  be  promoted  by  the  Superintendent  to  the  High  School 
upon  the  joint  recommendation  of  the  principal  and  the  teach- 
er in  the  grade.  But  no  pupil  is  to  be  recommended  or  pro- 
moted who  is  under  twelve  years  of  age.  Any  pupil  in  said 
grade,  whose  parents  or  guardian  may  be  dissatisfied  because 
he  or  she  was  not  recommended  for  promotion,  will  be  en- 
titled to  an  examination  upon  the  written  request  of  the  pa- 
rents or  guardian  sent  to  the  Superintendent  on  or  before  the 
day  previous  to  the  High  School  examination,  provided  such 
pupil  has  completed  the  entire  work  of  the  grade.  No  other 
pupil  shall  be  allowed  to  take  the  examination  unless  with  the 
consent  of  the  Superintendent  of  Schools.  Such  examination 
will  be  given  in  Spelling,  English  Grammar  and  Language, 
Geography,  United  States  History,  and  Arithmetic.  No  pu- 
pil shall  be  admitted  to  the  High  School  upon  this  examina- 
tion unless  he  or  she  reaches  an  average  of  seventy  (70)  per 
cent  in  each  subject. 

Pupils  from  other  than  public  schools  may  be  admitted  on 
the  same  terms  as  pupils  from  the  Meriden  schools. 

Applicants  from  other  towns  shall  be  entitled  to  admission 
'on  the  same  terms  as  pupils  from  the  Meriden  schools. 

Examinations  for  admission  to  the  High  School  shall  be 
held  in  June  and  September. 

Admission  shall  be  allowed  only  at  the  beginning  of  the  year 
unless  the  candidate  is  qualified  and  prepared  to  enter  the 
regular  course. 

Conditions  of  Promotion 

Although  students  may  be  generally  divided  into  classes  ac- 
~ cording  to  the  time  they  have  spent  in  school,  yet  the  promo- 

— * tion  of  each  student  will  be  by  subjects.  Some  subjects  require 

more  work  than  others.  It  is  impossible  to  require  exactly 
the  same  amount  of  work  in  each  year  of  any  course.  In  or- 
der, therefore,  the  better  to  adapt  the  courses  to  the  needs 


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and  abilities  of  the  student  and  to  secure  a fair  measure  of 
effort  and  of  ability,  each  is  given  due  credit  for  each  sub- 
ject satisfactorily  completed.  If  he  takes  four  subjects  in  a 
year,  each  having  five  credits,  passes  three  of  them  and  fails 
in  one,  he  will  receive  for  the  year’s  work  fifteen  credits,  and 
will  be  required  to  repeat  only  the  subject  in  which  he  failed. 

The  various  subjects  are  graded  in  general  on  the  basis  of 
the  amount  of  effort  necessary.  A subject  which  requires 
five  periods  a week  of  recitation  and  four  prepared  lessons, 
such  as  German,  physics,  or  algebra,  is  given  five  credits.  A 
subject  in  which  there  is  but  little  prepared  work,  as  in  sew- 
ing, drawing  and  music,  receives  a proportionately  smaller 
number  of  credits.  Physical  training  and  music  will  each  be 
given  one  credit,  if  pursued  two  years. 


Conditions  of  Graduation 

When  a student  has  earned  seventy-two  credits  in  any  of  the 
courses  of  study,  he  will  be  entitled  to  receive  a diploma, 
whether  these  credits  were  earned  in  three,  four,  or  more  years. 
If,  however,  he  wishes  to  be  graduated  at  the  end  of  four 
years,  he  should  earn  at  least  eighteen  credits  each  year.  If 
he  should  fail  in  one  or  more  subjects  he  must  take  extra 
subjects  in  the  later  years  of  the  course  or  remain  for  an  ad- 
ditional year  in  order  to  complete  the  required  amount  of 
work. 

A student  who  has  maintained  a standing  of  seventy  to  eighty 
in  the  subjects  taken  shall  receive  a diploma  of  graduation. 
One  who  has  maintained  a standing  of  eighty  to  ninety  shall 
receive  a diploma  with  honor,  while  one  who  has  maintained 
a higher  standard  shall  receive  a diploma  with  highest  honor. 
These  distinctions  will  appear  on  the  diplomas  granted. 

Choice  of  Course  of  Study 

The  course  of  study  for  the  following  year  should  be 
chosen  in  June.  This  is  very  necessary  in  order  to  make  due 
preparation  in  the  High  School  for  teachers,  daily  program, 
accommodations,  and  textbooks  for  each  of  the  various  sub- 
jects. Students  will  not  be  allowed  to  change  courses  during 
the  year  except  for  most  urgent  reasons. 

On  entering  the  High  School  it  is  of  greatest  importance 
that  the  teachers  and  parents  guide  the  students  in  the  right 
choice  of  the  course  to  be  pursued.  The  courses  are  of  suf- 
ficient number  and  variety  in  subject  matter  and  in  purpose 


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to  meet  the  needs  and  to  be  adapted  to  the  abilities  and  inter- 
ests of  all  who  enter. 

The  approval  of  the  teacher,  principal  and  parent  of  the 
course  elected  by  the  student  will  be  required  and  be  written 
on  a blank  provided  for  this  purpose.  The  student  must  secure 
the  approval  of  the  principal  of  the  High  School  and  of  his  pa- 
rent of  subjects  elected  in  any  year  of  his  course.  Classes  will 
not  be  formed  in  an  elective  subject  unless  there  is  a suffi- 
cient number  of  students.  A foreign  language  should  be  pur- 
sued at  least  two  years,  and  two  foreign  languages  may  not  be 
begun  in  the  same  year. 

Special  attention  will  be  given  to  those  students  who  can  at- 
tend the  High  School  but  one  or  two  years,  and  the  subjects 
most  helpful  to  meet  their  needs  will  be  offered  them.  A spe- 
cial course  will  also  be  arranged  for  those  who  intend  to  en- 
ter normal  schools,  and  expect  later  to  become  teachers  in 
Meriden.  Properly  qualified  students,  who  are  unable  to  at- 
tend school  more  than  one  or  two  periods  a day,  may  be  al- 
lowed to  take  special  courses  by  permission  of  the  principal 
and  of  the  superintendent  of  schools. 


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MERIDEN  HIGH  SCHOOL 


College  Preparatory  Course 

This  course  should  be  selected  by  those  students  who  wish 
to  prepare  for  college. 

FIRST  YEAR.  Periods.  Counts. 

English  5 

Algebra  5 

Ancient  History  5 

Physical  Training  i 

Music  i 

Elect  one — 

French  5 5 

German  5 5 

Latin  5 5 

Optional — 

Freehand  Drawing  2 1 

Mechanical  Drawing  3 2 

SECOND  YEAR. 

English  5 5 

Geometry  5 5 

Physical  Training  1 

Elect  two — 

French  5 5 

German  5 5 

Latin  5 5 

Optional — 

Freehand  Drawing  2 1 

Mechanical  Drawing  3 2 

Music  1 


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THIRD  YEAR. 


Periods.  Counts. 


English  5 5 

Advanced  Algebra  or  Latin  III 5 5 

Elect  two — 

Physics  c c 

Latin  5 5 

German  5 5 

French  5 5 

English  History  3 3 

Optional — 

Music  1 

Mechanical  Drawing  3 2 

Manual  Arts  5 3 

Domestic  Arts  5 3 

Physical  Training  1 

FOURTH  YEAR. 

English  5 5 

Solid  Geometry  and  Trigonometry  or  Latin  IV.  5 5 

Elect  two — 

French  5 5 

German  z z 

Latin  5 5 

Chemistry  5 5 

U.  S.  History  5 5 

Review  History 

Review  Mathematics  5 5 

Optional — 

Music  1 

Mechanical  Drawing  5 3 

Manual  Arts  5 3 

Domestic  Arts  5 3 

Physical  Training  1 


The  elective  subjects  in  this  course  are  so  arranged  that  a 
student  may  prepare  for  academic  work  in  any  college.  As  col- 
lege requirements  change  from  year  to  year,  this  course  may 
be  changed  at  any  time  to  permit  a student  to  meet  the  require- 
ments of  the  college  he  wishes  to  enter.  Unless  a student 
chooses  early  in  his  high  school  course  the  exact  subjects  re- 
quired by  the  college  he  is  to  enter,  he  cannot  possibly  pre- 
pare for  that  college  in  four  years  without  taking  extra 
work.  In  fact,  students  preparing  for  college,  as  a rule,  must 


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take  additional  subjects  in  their  junior  and  senior  years,  car- 
rying during  part  or  all  of  these  two  years  five  subjects  in- 
stead of  four.  Consequently,  if  parents  cannot,  early  in  the 
high  school  course,  select  the  college  their  children  are  to  at- 
tend, the  school  cannot  be  entirely  responsible  for  their  suc- 
cessful preparation  or  failure.  For  some  students,  it  is  ad- 
visable to  take  this  course  in  five  years,  rather  than  in  four. 


General  Course 

This  course  provides  an  opportunity  to  secure  a general 
high  school  education.  It  also  prepares  for  normal  and  other 
professional  schools.  Students  desiring  recommendation  for 
normal  schools  should  elect  algebra,  geometry,  three  years  of 
history,  three  years  of  science,  one  foreign  language,  and 
drawing  and  music. 


FIRST  YEAR. 

English  

General  Science  or  Biology  . . 

Ancient  History  

Physical  Training  

Music  

Elect  one — 

French  

German  

Latin  

Algebra  

Domestic  Arts  

Manual  Arts  

Commercial  

Optional — 

Freehand  Drawing  .... 
Mechanical  Drawing  . . 

SECOND  YEAR. 

English  

Mediaeval  History  or  Biology 
Physical  Training  

Elect  two — 

French  

German  

Latin  

Geometry  

Domestic  Arts  

Manual  Arts  

Commercial  

Physical  Geography  . . . 


Periods.  Counts. 

5 5 

5 5 

• •5  5 


5 5 

5 5 

5 5 

5 5 

5 or  8 3 or  5 
5 or  8 3 or  5 
5 or  8 3 or  6 


2 i 

3 2 


5 5 

5 5 


5 5 

5 5 

5 5 


8 5 

8 5 

5 or  8 5 or  6 
5 5 


8 


t 


Optional — 


Music  \ 

Freehand  Drawing  . 
Mechanical  Drawing 

THIRD  YEAR . 

English  

English  History  


Elect  two  or  three — 

French  

German  

Spanish  

Physics  

Latin  

Commercial  . . 

Domestic  

Manual  


Optional — 

Music  

Physical  Training  .... 
Drawing  

FOURTH  YEAR . 

English  

American  History  and  Civics 


Elect  two  or  three — 

Economics  

French  

German  

Spanish  

Latin  

Chemistry  

Advanced  Mathematics 

Commercial  

Domestic  Arts  

Manual  Arts  

Optional — 

Music  

Physical  Training 
Drawing  


Periods.  Counts. 

. . i 

. . 2 I 

• •3  2 


5 5 

3 3 


5 5 

5 5 

5 5 

5 5 


0 3 or  5 

0 3 or  5 

0 3 or  5 


2 or  3 1 or  2 


5 5 

5 5 


5 5 

5 5 

5 5 

5 5 

5 5 

5 5 

5 5 

0 3 or  5 

0 3 or  5 

0 3 or  5 


1 

2 or  3 1 or  2 


Commercial  Course 

Only  those  students  who  desire  to  prepare  for  positions  in 
offices  or  some  form  of  busines  sshould  take  this  course.  It 
aims  to  be  thorough  in  its  commercial  training,  and  also 


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to  be  as  broadly  cultural  as  possible,  including,  besides  the 
commercial  studies,  four  years  of  English,  two  years  of 
science,  two  years  of  history  and  an  opportunity  to  elect 
science,  mathematics  and  a language. 


FIRST  YEAR. 

English  

General  Science  

General  History  with  History  of  Commerce. 
Elementary  Bookkeeping  and  Penmanship  . . 

Commercial  Arithmetic  

Physical  Training  

Music  

Periods. 
....  5 
....  5 
. . . . 5 

....  5 
....  3 

....  i 

....  i 

Counts. 

5 

5 

5 

5 

3 

SECOND  YEAR. 

English  

5 

Commercial  Geography,  Local 

Industries, 

and 

Principles  of  Trade  

....  5 

5 

Bookkeeping  

....  5 

5 

Penmanship  

....  3 

i 

Physical  Training  

i 

Elect  one — 

French  

....  5 

5 

German  

... . 5 

5 

Biology  

....  5 

5 

Algebra  

....  5 

5 

Domestic  Arts  

....  0 

5 

Manual  Arts  

....  0 

5 

Optional — 

Music  . i 


THIRD  YEAR. 

English  

5 

5 

Stenography  

5 

5 

Typewriting  

5 

3 

Elect  one  or  two — 

U.  S.  History  and  Civics  

5 

5 

French  

5 

5 

German  

5 

5 

Spanish  

5 

5 

Geometry  

5 

Physics  

5 

5 

Chemistry  

5 

5 

Domestic  Arts  

0 

3 or  5 

Manual  Arts  

0 

3 or  5 

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$ 


- Optional — 


Periods.  Counts. 


Music  i 

Physical  Training  i 


FOURTH  YEAR. 


English  3 3 

Stenography  5 5 

Typewriting  4 3 

Economics  and  Commercial  Law  5 5 


Elect  one — 

Advanced  Bookkeeping,  Accounts  and  Office 


Practice  5 

French  5 

German  5 

Spanish  5 

Geometry  5 

Physics  5 

Chemistry  5 


5 

5 

5 

5 

5 

5 

5 


Optional — 


Physical  Training  1 

Music  1 


Domestic  Arts  Course 

This  course  is  designed  to  give,  besides  a general  academic 
training,  a good  knowledge  of  and  practice  in  the  Household 
Arts  and  Science. 


FIRST  YEAR.  Periods.  Counts. 

English  . . . 5 5 

General  Science  5 5 

General  History  and  Industrial  History  5 5 

Freehand  Drawing  2 1 

Domestic  Arts  8 5 

Music  1 

Physical  Training  I 


SECOND  YEAR. 

English  5 5 

Domestic  Arts  and  Science  8 5 

Freehand  Drawing  2 1 

Physical  Train-ing  1 


II 


Elect  two — 


Biology  

French  

German  

Medieval  History 
Algebra  


Periods.  Counts. 

• • • 5 5 

• ••5  5 

••  • 5 5 

5 5 

5 5 


Optional — 
Music 


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THIRD  YEAR. 

English  . . . 5 5 

English  History  3 3 

Domestic  Arts  8 5 


Elect  two — 

French 
German  . . . 
Geometry  . 
Physics  . . . 
Commercial 
Chemistry 


5 

5 

5 


5 


Optional — 


Music  1 

Physical  Training  1 


FOURTH  YEAR. 


English  5 

U.  S.  History  and  Civics  5 

Domestic  Arts  8 


Elect  one — 


French  5 

German  5 

Geometry  5 

Physics  5 

Chemistry  5 


Economics 

Commercial 


Optional — 


Music  1 

Physical  Training  1 


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Manual  Arts  Course 


The  Manual  Arts  Course  is  designed  to  give,  besides  a gen- 
eral academic  training,  a knowledge  of  the  elementary  princi- 
ples of  handicraft  and  machine  work,  and  to  prepare  the  stu- 
dents to  become  a more  intelligent  workman  in  a manufactur- 
ing or  trade  occupation. 


FIRST  YEAR.  Periods.  Counts. 

English  5 5 

Algebra  5 5 

General  History  with  Industrial  History  5 5 

Mechanical  Drawing  3 2 

. Freehand  Drawing  2 1 

Shop  Work  5 3 

Music  1 

Physical  Training  1 

SECOND  YEAR. 

English  5 5 

Geometry  5 5 

Mechanical  Drawing  3 2 

Shop  Work  8 5 

Physical  Training  1 


Elect  one — 


General  Science  or  Biology  5 5 

Physics  5 5 

German  5 5 

French  5 5 


Optional — 
Music 


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THIRD  YEAR. 

English  5 4 

Physics  or  Chemistry  5 5 

Shop  Mathematics  and  Local  Industries  5 5 

Shop  Work  8 5 


Elect  one — 

German  

French  

Spanish  

Mechanical  Drawing 
English  History 
Commercial  


5 

5 

5 

3 

3 

0 


5 

5 

5 

2 

3 
5 


13 


Optional — 


Periods.  Counts. 


Music  i 

Physical  Training  i 


FOURTH  YEAR. 

English  

Mechanical  Drawing  

U.  S.  History  and  Industrial  History 
Shop  Work  


Elect  one — 

German  

French  

Spanish  ,.v 

Chemistry  

Advanced  Physics 
Advanced  Mathematics 
Economics  

Optional — 


Music  i 

Physical  Training  i 


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